diff --git a/helm-chart/sefaria-project/templates/configmap/mongo-destroy.yaml b/helm-chart/sefaria-project/templates/configmap/mongo-destroy.yaml
index 38aa92b4e8..6874c016c4 100644
--- a/helm-chart/sefaria-project/templates/configmap/mongo-destroy.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/sefaria-project/templates/configmap/mongo-destroy.yaml
@@ -38,18 +38,18 @@ data:
     {{ end }}
 
     URI="${URI}${MONGO_HOST}/${DATABASE}?ssl=false&authSource=admin"
+    APSCHEDULER_URI="${URI}${MONGO_HOST}/${APSCHEDULER_NAME}?ssl=false&authSource=admin"
 
     if [[ ! -z "$MONGO_REPLICASET_NAME" ]]; then
     URI="${URI}&replicaSet=${MONGO_REPLICASET_NAME}"
+    APSCHEDULER_URI="${APSCHEDULER_URI}&replicaSet=${MONGO_REPLICASET_NAME}"
     fi
 
     mongo "$URI" <<EOF
-
-    mongo --host $MONGO_HOST $DB_NAME <<EOF
     db.dropDatabase();
     EOF
 
-    mongo --host $MONGO_HOST $APSCHEDULER_NAME <<EOF
+    mongo "$APSCHEDULER_URI" <<EOF
     db.dropDatabase();
     EOF
 {{- end }}